While I agree it’s the better headset, the $800 price difference and the requirement for an attached gaming computer, make it easy to see why the Quest gets the attention it does.
The closest thing I’ve found to an in-between is the Pico 4 at ~$450 and doesn’t require any accounts. The game library is quite limited, so it’s not a full replacement for the Quest, but it can connect wired or wireless to a dedicated PC. Newegg seems to be the best US supplier for them.
That's weird, the requirement to link it to an existing Facebook account was lifted in August 2022, it should only require a stand-alone meta account to set up and use.
I have never had my Facebook account linked to my meta quest 2.
Google tried this on YouTube some time ago. They wanted me to verify I'm an adult by sending them my ID or a credit card number. Sure, Google, sure, wait here. I'll be back in 5 minutes.
These days you really better pay attention what you're buying and what kind of ecosystem you're buying into.
I get why they check if it's children with accounts they're not supposed to have... I once saw a documentary about VR. And there are lots of adults enjoying adult content. Mingling in virtual bars and clubs and doing adult stuff. I'm not sure if VRChat etc are available on the Meta devices... But it's not great that children are in those virtual areas. Not for them and not for the other people who want to do their thing. So I get why they're cracking down on this and forcing people to use the correct account.
However, requiring phone numbers, ID and credit cards is ridiculous. And lots of services do it. Google also restricted my account (for claimed suspicious activity) and now they want my ID. And I refuse to provide it.
I had to do this too and Facebook wouldn’t even allow me to reopen or create a new account after I closed it years ago. I even sent them my picture. They said I didn’t meet community standards or some shit.
I’ve had Facebook since it was college email addresses only. Never posted anything and barely used the messenger.
My mate has a Quest 2 and he's only been able to use it twice due to system updates forcing him to re-login with his FB account which has somehow become dislocated from his Meta account.
Giving Meta our information is bad enough.
Allowing them to take our information even when we did not give it freely is even worse.
Advertising via Meta is even worse than that, but small businesses have very little choice between Meta and Google for that.
Buying something sold by Meta is best avoided entirely.
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